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AgResearch scientists say they have discovered how to knock out a major milk allergen by editing a cow’s genome.
Their findings, just published in Scientific Reports, could point the way to specialty products for people who suffer from cow milk allergies, particularly young children. Cow milk is a common cause of food allergy in infants, affecting one in 50 children, persisting in some into adulthood. Symptoms can range from mild to life-threatening. The scientists focused on the allergen beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), which forms a large part of the allergic reactions 2-3% of infants have to cow milk.
Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says the 2025 Fieldays has been one of more positive he has attended.
A fundraiser dinner held in conjunction with Fieldays raised over $300,000 for the Rural Support Trust.
Recent results from its 2024 financial year has seen global farm machinery player John Deere record a significant slump in the profits of its agricultural division over the last year, with a 64% drop in the last quarter of the year, compared to that of 2023.
An agribusiness, helping to turn a long-standing animal welfare and waste issue into a high-value protein stream for the dairy and red meat sector, has picked up a top innovation award at Fieldays.
The Fieldays Innovation Award winners have been announced with Auckland’s Ruminant Biotech taking out the Prototype Award.
Following twelve years of litigation, a conclusion could be in sight of Waikato’s controversial Plan Change 1 (PC1).
